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Definition of Black swan
1. Noun. Large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill.
Definition of Black swan
1. Noun. An Australian swan whose feathers are black. ¹
2. Noun. An occurrence believed impossible or not to exist. ¹
3. Noun. An occurrence believed impossible or not to exist, subsequently shown to exist. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Swan
Literary usage of Black swan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Since 1855 the black swan has been the device on the postage stamps of Western
... 98: "A black swan, which species, though proverbially rare in other parts ..."
2. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1908)
"Buchanan came into possession as Anderson's black swan Distillery. The Black
Swan, Holborn, was a noted carriers' inn, where the carriers from Wendover, ..."
3. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"London, printed by JG for D. Brown, at the black swan,'without Temple-Bar; and
are to be sold by WD in Amen Corner, 1684. Quarto, containing fifty.six pages ..."
4. Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"... AND PUBLIC MONUMENTS — A VERY DIRTY ACCOUNT AN ELECTION — LEVIATHAN STEAMER—A
BLACK ' SWAN A DUTCH^LADY TWO SORTS OF HUSBANDRY SHAKERS — RIGHTS OF WOMEN ..."
5. Among Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp by Carl Lumholtz (1889)
"... black swan. CHAPTER I Introductory—Voyage to Australia—Arrival at Adelaide—Description
of the city—Melbourne, the Queen of the South — Working men — The ..."
6. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Since 1855 the black swan has been the device on the postage stamps of Western
... 98: "A black swan, which species, though proverbially rare in other parts ..."
7. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1908)
"Buchanan came into possession as Anderson's black swan Distillery. The Black
Swan, Holborn, was a noted carriers' inn, where the carriers from Wendover, ..."
8. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"London, printed by JG for D. Brown, at the black swan,'without Temple-Bar; and
are to be sold by WD in Amen Corner, 1684. Quarto, containing fifty.six pages ..."
9. Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"... AND PUBLIC MONUMENTS — A VERY DIRTY ACCOUNT AN ELECTION — LEVIATHAN STEAMER—A
BLACK ' SWAN A DUTCH^LADY TWO SORTS OF HUSBANDRY SHAKERS — RIGHTS OF WOMEN ..."
10. Among Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp by Carl Lumholtz (1889)
"... black swan. CHAPTER I Introductory—Voyage to Australia—Arrival at Adelaide—Description
of the city—Melbourne, the Queen of the South — Working men — The ..."
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